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Question by  redsol1 (35)

What is the meaning of not greedy of filthy lucre?

 
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Answer by  Clement (1453)

This is a quote from the King James' Bible, 1 Timothy 3. Filthy lucre = dishonourable gain. However, in the current English usage filthy lucre became generally associated with money.

 
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Answer by  maryA (42)

If you are greedy for filthy lucre, than you are greedy for money, and you want a lot of it. So avoid that eagerness!

 
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